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Sneak Peek inside Hincapie's Hotel Domestique

The Tour de France cyclist's hotel will open end of August

Updated: 7:56 AM EDT Aug 12, 2013

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George Hincapie, 17-time Tour de France rider, and his brother, Rich, are opening Hotel Domestic and 17, a restaurant and bar in what used to be La Bastide near Travelers Rest. Click through to see more images.

Sneak Peek inside Hincapie's Hotel Domestique

The Tour de France cyclist's hotel will open end of August

Updated: 7:56 AM EDT Aug 12, 2013

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GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —

Soon, a new hotel with a new concept will open its doors to the Upstate and beyond.

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Tour de France athlete George Hincapie and his brother are opening a new hotel in the Upstate.

Hotel Domestique is located off Highway 25 near Travelers Rest. It used to be The Cliffs’ La Bastide.

Managers say they want to give the hotel a modern look.

“Being able to give the guests something unique that’s in the area that makes it feel like it’s a destination that’s only 20, 30 minutes out of Asheville,” General Manager Richard Jardin said.

Jardin said he hopes the hotel’s restaurant, Restaurant 17, will draw locals.

“Clean, a little bit modern, but easy to understand. Three, four or five ingredients on a plate. I would say new American,” chef Adam Cooke said.

Cooke said the dishes will be light, healthy and offer lots of vegetables. He says he plans to buy ingredients locally.

“We always look closer to home first. So we’ll certainly serve the best if we have to go a little further to get it, but judging from everything I’ve seen in South Carolina, I’d be surprised if we went anywhere else,” Cooke said.

The hotel will also offer cooking classes and cycling programs.

“The roads, the routes are all right here, kind of like in the middle of everything coming up from Greenville. They’re working their way up the mountains anyway (and) we want to be able to offer them a little break area, snack, lunch, dinner, wine in the afternoon, light fare,” Jardin said.

“I think a lot of aspects we’re bringing that European class of cycling that’s been going on for 20, 30 years over there just bringing it here, it’s growing so fast. Greenville, Asheville, these areas are really becoming a destination for people who are health conscious people that are athletic, but also just the everyday person that wants to get on their bike and go for a ride just to relax get away from everything -- and this is what we’re here for,” Jardin explained.